Benjamin Franklin House Literary PrizeClosing date: 31st October 2017.Prizes: £750, £500, web publication.Free entry.Looking for: Fiction and non-fiction interpretations, 1,000-1,500 words, by young writers aged 18-25, of the Benjamin Franklin quote: 'If you would not be forgotten, As soon as you are dead and rotten, either write things worth reading, or do things worth the writing.' Email: info@benjaminfranklinhouse.orgWebsite: www.benjaminfranklinhouse.org

Words and Women Annual New Writing CompetitionClosing date: 15th November 2017.Prizes: National prize: £1,000 & up to a month’s writing residency (retreat), Regional prize: £600 & a mentoring session with Jill Dawson of Gold Dust; Winners will be published in the Words And Women Compendium.Entry fee: £10 per entry.Looking for: Fiction in any genre, memoir, life-writing, essays and creative non-fiction on any theme are all welcome. Entries should be 2,200 words or under.Further details: Winners will be announced in January 2018.Website: wordsandwomennorwich.blogspot.co.uk/p/competitions_11.html